Ramblings of a waterlogged Seattle area gardener and wannabe urban farmer

Inspiration Needed for Front Pathway

by myrubberboots on February 28, 2010

We were chatting about how we were going to remove my front pathway and before I knew it my pathway was being broken up into tiny pieces. It was way easier to remove than we thought. Unfortunately, I haven’t decided what I’m going to put there INSTEAD!

I have my two inspiration pictures (at bottom) that both have large pieces of stone leading through a garden. I guess I figure when I get to the stone yard I’ll pick a stone that speaks to me.

I appreciate any ideas, tips or encouragement you can provide.

Here’s the space we need to add a new pathway:

Pathway leading from the street to the front door. Check out all the river rock they used as a base!

A different view of the entire front yard

Here are my inspiration pictures:

Red-ish Stone

Black Stone

I don’t have sourced for these pictures because I clipped them both from magazines awhile ago. Let me know if you know the source.

The place we’re thinking of going to is right outside Monroe – heading towards Duvall – called All Seasons Stone and Landscape Supply. Here’s their flagstone collection: http://www.allseasonsprod.com/Product_Gallery/Pages/Flagstone.html
Personally I like the stone to the far right but Travis likes the one in the middle. I think his color looks ‘blah’ and he thinks mine looks 80’s. I also think I like the round better than the sharp edged ones.

I’m a really visual person so I would use cardboard cutouts of different shapes or sizes and see what it looks like in place. Sometimes that helps with perspective. I think large stones may make your yard look smaller but smaller stones may make the pathway look longer and therefore the yard bigger. Just a thought!

That’s a great idea! I’ll only do it if I can use it convince Travis to do it my way! j/k I do think the stones pictured may be a bit big for my pathway but I want it so one stone fills the width of the pathway. We’ll see.

I have to say that I like the big stones better. I think that they are more visually appealing, and a bit more modern. The samller stones are more “cottagey”, so it depends on the modd you want. Creeping thyme or moss is a nice filler between the stones and can be walked on.